An Irish restaurant has been named in a list of the 50 best pizzas in Europe.
Little Pyg, in Dublin's Powerscourt Townhouse Centre has been voted as the 27th best pizza in Europe by 50 Top Pizza, a food publication and guide that celebrates the highest culinary achievements in the competitive world of pizza.
With the awards served up at a glamorous ceremony in Barcelona in Spain, Little Pyg was the only Irish spot to be named among other renowned pizzerias across the continent.
A stylish restaurant and bar, Little Pyg is the sister restaurant to Dublin favourite Pygmalion, and opened just before the outbreak of Covid-19. Pizzas are one of their specialties, with each pizza chef sent to Italy for one year, to train under Enzo Coccia, a celebrated pizza expert.
Sartoria Panatieri, located in Barcelona, was voted into the top spot, headed up by Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre. Panatieri worked in Barcelona's Michelin-starred restaurant Nectari before opening his own pizzeria.
Coming in second place was Bæst in Copenhagen, Denmark, while 50 Kalò in London came in at number three.
The Top 50 Guide is a competitive list of the best pizzerias in Europe, and chooses winners based on surveys by over 150 esteemed inspectors, which are followed by anonymous visits to sample the goods.
Curators of the awards include gastro scientists, culinary masters and food journalists and is highly respected within the protective and proud pizza community.
Read the full list of the 50 best pizzas in Europe below:
- Panatieri Tailoring – Barcelona, Spain
- Bæst – Copenhagen, Denmark
- 50 Kalo – London, England
- Via Toledo Enopizzeria – Vienna, Austria
- Pizza Zulu – Fürth, Germany
- Figurato Brothers – Madrid, Spain
- Strength – Helsinki, Finland
- Naples on the Road – London, England
- nNea – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- La Balmesina – Barcelona, Spain
- Imperfect – Puteaux, France
- Pizza is Bella Gourmet – Brussels, Belgium
- Revelry – Madrid, Spain
- Kytaly – Geneva, Switzerland
- La Piola Pizza – Brussels, Belgium
- Forno d'Oro – Lisbon, Portugal
- Demaio – Bilbao, Spain
- The Antica Pizzeria – London, England
- Malafemmena – Berlin, Germany
- Surt – Copenhagen, Denmark
- Guillaume Grasso – Paris, France
- O Ver – London, England
- Pizzeria Luca – Copenhagen, Denmark
- San Gennaro – Zurich, Switzerland
- Matto Napoletano – Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
- Belli di Mamma – Budapest, Hungary
- Little Pyg – Dublin, Ireland
- Odori – Athens, Greece
- Piazza Sorrento – Krefeld, Germany
- The Manufacture – Paris, France
- Pizzeria Luca – Helsinki, Finland
- Mr Pizza – Dortmund, Germany
- Majstor I Margarita – Belgrade, Serbia
- Ostro. – Gdansk, Poland
- 450°C – Turku, Finland
- Cloud Factory – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Animalitto Pizza Bar – Bucharest, Romania
- Hello everyone – Warsaw, Poland
- Stone – Belgrade, Serbia
- Pop's Pizza – Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Gold of Naples – Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- White Art – Sagres, Portugal
- Franko's Pizza & Bar – Zagreb, Croatia
- Dalmatian – Paris, France
- Infraganti Pizza Bar – Alicante, Spain
- Zielona Górka – Pabianice, Poland
- Italian Flavors U Taliana – Bratislava, Slovakia
- PEPPO'S – Contemporary Pizzeria – Riga, Latvia
- New Pizza – Prague, Czech Republic
- Kaja Pizza Köök – Tallinn, Estonia
